LOMPOC, Calif. — Credit unions staging mock robberies have fallen out of favor with some authorities in recent years, but the $660 million CoastHills Federal Credit Union still uses the practice and credits it with preventing a recent potential robbery.
In the mock “take over” style robberies, real time drills in two CoastHills branches, run by local police authorities, mimicked the circumstance where a robber brandishes a weapon and otherwise takes control of the branch for the duration of the robbery. In the case of the drills, the mock robberies were limited to 30 minutes.
Video tapes are made of the mock robberies and then examined later for use as teaching tools as credit union staff are trained in their responses to a robbery, the credit union said.
Even though the majority of robberies are not the “take over” type, the credit union pointed out the numbers of robberies in its immediate area has been rising, along with robbery numbers across the country.
In the mock “take over” style robberies, real time drills in two CoastHills branches, run by local police authorities, mimicked the circumstance where a robber brandishes a weapon and otherwise takes control of the branch for the duration of the robbery. In the case of the drills, the mock robberies were limited to 30 minutes.Video tapes are made of the mock robberies and then examined later for use as teaching tools as credit union staff are trained in their responses to a robbery, the credit union said.
Even though the majority of robberies are not the “take over” type, the credit union pointed out the numbers of robberies in its immediate area has been rising, along with robbery numbers across the country.
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